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Russian Gulch State Park

LeBaron–Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 3 hr 12 min

LeBaron–Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Russian Gulch State Park near Mendocino, CA. It climbs 721 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 637 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Boundary Trail 39.33513, -123.75641
Nearest town Mendocino, CA
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LeBaron–Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, 4 sights

8.5 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 241–637 ft

Out & Back · Russian Gulch State Park

Trailhead: North Boundary Trail · 39.33513, -123.75641

Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:41 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Parallel Action, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wagon Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.8 miTurn right onto LeBaron, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miReach Parallel Action, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Little Lake-Sherwood Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.8 miTurn left onto Wagon Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Parallel Action, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lebaron-little-lake-sherwood-trail-out-back-4-sights-14-km

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 66°F49°
Precip2%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity94%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:41 PM
Sun 64°49°
Mon 78°45°
Tue 78°54°
Wed 80°52°
Thu 87°60°
Fri 75°53° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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